Play Art. Play Heart S1Ep3

Today's show jumps of with an intro from Lebo Mochudi, one-third of favourite South African rap trio, The Assembly. Saba The Godis flames as well as Kamu's "Don't Play With My Money" heats things up, ushering in... The CARDINAL RAP segment which showcases one song from each African region; Northern, Southern - a rare joint from the Kingdom of Eswatini, Eastern & Western. We introduce & premiere, not one, but two hot new joint on our BRAND NEW MUSIC segment from Obalurge featuring Pizzo and Boomsha who addresses the disrespectful shenanigan meted at Paybac Iboro's performance a certain Hiphop event in Lagos-Nigeria on a song he aptly titled "Iboro's Pain". HIPHOP NEWS NOW (HNN) updates us on happenings around the Motherland & overseas. Busta Rhymes' Lifetime Achievement Award nuggets, LL Cool J's new project, Sark is attacked by an old flame, Bionic from surgery land, Deathrow Records award, deserving? Pusha & Jones go in. And more. Check out two gems on our CLASSICS AVE. segment from Trybesmen (1999) and Shyheim The Rugged Child (1994). UNDA-DA-RADAR finds us showcasing a song that's shaking up playlists in the streets but mainstream is yet to catch up on. It's Chyn with "SHE". On our TOP 5 RAP ALBUMS OF THE WEEK, we show off a song off each of our pick; 1. "Momint" by Tobe Nwigwe 2. "Mind, Body & Flow" by Phlow. 3. "Eclipse Nkasi" by Eclipse Nkasi. 4. "Bad Hair Extensions" by the Nasty C. 5. "Edo State Hiphop Lovers" by Bigg Splash. On GOSPEL-ON-THE-SHOW, Bizzle's outspokenness blesses us as usual without fear or favour. We also rocked to Protek's "No Hook" featuring Rooftop MCs. Look forward to a new episode of our talk series, HIPHOP-IN-AFRICA. Remember to follow us on social media @RapRadioAfrica including on Threads, for more dopeness. See you next week!